Senior Project Manager

Arcadis; Manchester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm in Manchester seeks a Senior Project Manager experienced in highways, rail, and aviation projects. You will oversee project delivery, manage budgets, and collaborate with clients to ensure project success. Ideal candidates will hold a Bachelor's degree and have significant project management expertise. Join a team committed to sustainable solutions and make a lasting impact.

Qualifications

• Experience managing small to medium sized projects.
• Expert level expertise in project management.
• Ability to manage relationships with external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the operational workload of a team or contractors.
• Manage budgets and track project delivery targets.
• Present project risks to senior managers.
• Advise on compliance processes.
• Recommend improvements to project processes.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Commercial acumen

Risk management

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Relevant professional qualification or chartered status

Job description

Overview

Senior Project Manager role at Arcadis.

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. With 36,000+ people in over 70 countries, we aim to improve quality of life and deliver impact through collaborative expert teams.

Role description: We are looking for Senior Project Managers with experience in Highways, Rail and Aviation projects. The candidate will operationally manage core projects or programmes of work to deliver defined objectives. The Senior Project Manager will be responsible for delivering their scope of work in line with budgetary, compliance, regulatory and planning controls, and will bring deep technical knowledge and broad business experience.

Role accountabilities

• Oversee an agreed scope of work and/or the operational workload of a team or contractors; ensuring allocated work is completed and resources are fully utilized to deliver against an agreed programme of work
• Work within established financial systems to independently produce plans and schedules and track and manage budgets, highlighting variances to manage and control project delivery targets
• Deliver a number of small to medium scale projects or programmes, ensuring appropriate use of resources and budgets to deliver the required scope within set deadlines
• Present any project risks or issues to senior managers to ensure the project is not adversely impacted, and ensure the delivery of projects to compliant standards
• Provide advice to colleagues surrounding behaviours to ensure adherence to internal and external compliance processes
• Use knowledge and experience of industry best practice to review and analyse project processes and policies, providing recommendations that support senior management to improve processes and systems
• Interact effectively across the organisation to develop ways to support collaboration and ensure projects/programmes meet internal customer expectations
• Advise senior management on issues relating to own project, providing subject matter advice to support successful delivery in line with project objectives and strategies
• Liaise and collaborate with clients and stakeholders to ensure all parties are informed of project progress and expectations

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• Relevant professional qualification or chartered status
• Relevant experience including management of small to medium sized projects
• Commercial acumen and the ability to manage relationships with external stakeholders
• Expert level expertise in project management
• Knowledge of own area managed and an understanding of wider programme and business
• Experience in managing business relationships at senior-management level

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone\'s contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you. Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging: We want you to bring your best self to work every day, and we hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of how we improve quality of life, and we work with six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.